# Event Details - **Event Name**: Families In the Fight Against Fentanyl - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Join other families sharing stories and strategies to fight fentanyl and support each other in this important cause.About this EventBehind every statistic is a real story.Join us for a powerful, live community conversation featuring families, youth, and young adults directly impacted by fentanyl and substance use in our region. These are the voices we don’t hear enough from and it is time to listen.Co hosted with KREM 2 News and featuring Tim Pham, Executive Producer of Let’s Talk, this panel will bring truth, connection, and real dialogue to the center of our community.What to expect:Real storiesHonest conversationDirect connection to resourcesLive Q and A with the audienceCommunity leaders and system partners are invited to listen and engage because those closest to the problem are closest to the solution.This conversation may be uncomfortable. It will also be necessary.Event Details:May 13, 20265:30 PM to 7:00 PMNorthtown Mall, 2nd Floor (in front of former Sears)Free and open to the public https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/2deeb530-2b76-11f1-a536-6780090db813-rimg-w572-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/spokane/families-in-the-fight-against-fentanyl/100001986135216899 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Spokane - **state**: WA - **country**: United States - **location**: NorthTown Mall - **lat**: 47.7026589 - **long**: -117.4086524 - **full address**: NorthTown Mall, 4750 North Division Street, Spokane, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Families In the Fight Against Fentanyl - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/477f8698535efcf7a6ecd8d241cac8cc650f0bbed18b7cfef535383a0248c1b1-rimg-w1200-h800-dcf5f2f8-gmir.jpg?v=1774792202 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Families In the Fight Against Fentanyl being held? - **A:** Families In the Fight Against Fentanyl takes place on Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm at NorthTown Mall, 4750 North Division Street, Spokane, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Families In the Fight Against Fentanyl? - **A:** Families In the Fight Against Fentanyl is organized by Kitara Johnson-Jones. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Families In the Fight Against Fentanyl", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/477f8698535efcf7a6ecd8d241cac8cc650f0bbed18b7cfef535383a0248c1b1-rimg-w1200-h800-dcf5f2f8-gmir.jpg?v=1774792202", "startDate": "2026-05-13T17:30:00-07:00", "endDate": "2026-05-13T19:00:00-07:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/spokane/families-in-the-fight-against-fentanyl/100001986135216899", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "NorthTown Mall", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "4750 North Division Street", "postalCode": "99207", "addressLocality": "Spokane", "addressRegion": "WA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "47.7026589", "longitude": "-117.4086524" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join other families sharing stories and strategies to fight fentanyl and support each other in this important cause.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-29", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-13T19:00:00-07:00", "validFrom": "2026-03-29", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/spokane/families-in-the-fight-against-fentanyl/100001986135216899" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-29", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-03-29", "url": "https://allevents.in/spokane/families-in-the-fight-against-fentanyl/100001986135216899", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Kitara Johnson-Jones", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/kitara-johnson-jones/27631785", "description": "Kitara Sodawi Johnson-Jones is a nationally recognized speaker, lobbyist, and community convener with more than 20 years of experience guiding transformation across healthcare, justice, education, government, and workforce systems. She is the founder of Gabriel’s Challenge, a community-wide care collaborative launched in honor of her late son, Gabriel, to respond to the fentanyl crisis and strengthen regional systems of care.Known as a multipurpose tool within organizations, Kitara has a unique ability to help transform them from the inside out and the outside in. She is the definition of Organizational Development — blending culture, people, and systems to create lasting change. For Kitara, this means strengthening how organizations work together, adapting structures to meet new challenges, and building sustainable solutions that serve both leaders and communities.Her leadership includes serving as Chief People Officer for a multi-site behavioral health and primary care organization, co-developing the U.S. Air Force’s national Level Up leadership program, and advising state agencies, courts, and school districts on system reform and community engagement. 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